The Chinese Pro Skater Known for Big Tricks

[@VICE]

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[@David-go4ot]

Here's a cookie 🍪

[@ProjectASkate]

Next time please try the skate scene at the Philippines...

[@nickcooper4265]

skateboarding is so universal and brings people together from different cultures. Love this sport.

[@tevb8834]

Every sport has that bro, I agree with you though

[@micah542]

Jian Shen is a great skater. Got to skate with and watch him skate many times at 大学城 (Higher Education Mega Center). Very cool to see him here on Vice!

[@johnnyc.3261]

Dude lands his tricks crazy. Like his boards about to wash out. Beyond that, who cares what race he is. I read some of the comments on here and it really makes me hope people are just being pathetic bored trolls.

[@Andre-md1oh]

fr

[@edisg]

Intro lady completely butchered that Zhōngwén

[@wi8ll]

Edis Goldner She might be prouncing it in Cantonese instead of Mandarin.

[@Manjunn]

Still butchered that shizzle

[@EGGSLAMMERHEAD]

I feel, I have a degree in Chinese and heard her like wuuuuuut. But I feel the comments, cantonese or nah?

[@891delta]

She called him Lou Jensen lol. And "Gungzow"? No that's not Cantonese, that was "fuck that not even gonna try"-ese.

[@pifuskinz]

fuckign butchered it! not even a close attempt.

[@iriemindz]

The people talking shit on him for throwing and breaking his board have obviously never been skaters lol

[@crittercosner2877]

Or... just hear me out... they have and realize that the board is expensive, not at fault, and that breaking the board serves only to make the skater look like a child throwing a temper tantrum.

[@nomadic-mind]

Focusing your board isn't throwing a tantrum. When it cracks or starts breaking people break their boards dramatically sometimes.

[@jasons_encore]

Everyone is different, but if you've ever been competitive or just wanted to do something really bad, then you'll get frustrated/mad at some point. You see football players breaking footballs, their gear, soccer players the same, tennis players breaking their 200 dollar + racquets. It's not about being logical. If you really think they're childish for doing so, then sorry, but look up any great athlete doing some "childish shit", and I guarantee you'll find something on it. Are you consider that childish even considering that they are the best at what they do? Also, skateboards aren't all that expensive.

[@IDiggPattyMayonnaise]

Critter Cosner Or... in the moment you need to release your frustrations. Like punching a wall. The wall didnt do anything but you need an outlet. Its far better to release your anger than hold it in, especially on an inanimate object rather than holding it in and then letting it out on someone later. Pros do it. Ams do it. Local kids do it. Doesnt make anyone look like a child, it makes them look human

[@tyskbulle]

Critter Cosner + Like he said, you've never been a skater before. Its a stressful, frustrating and dangerous sport. Break as many fucking boards as you like. I more concerned about not wearing a helmet.

[@benblexbenblex]

Nice vice. But he aint that small.

[@bobbybush6821]

Ethan P LOL yeah VICE is working on a eugenics program as we speak and they just push there SJW agenda to fool the masses (Adjusts tin-foil Hat) It's all a conspiracy bro

[@unusualsuspect1262]

Look at the size of his legs

[@danjwalker]

Uhhh.... you know that Vice makes docs about EVERYTHING? Have you watched their daily news show on HBO? Or their weekly show on HBO? Or the multitude of programs on Viceland? I'm guessing not.

[@benyuan5084]

I literally skated with him when I studied in Guangzhou in 07' 08' Amazing guy

[@kneecapjake]

Man I feel that, I had a period where none I knew skated anymore except me and its so sort of lonely skating on your own. My progress definitely halted without people around.

[@catpurrfect]

"USA New Bailun" Knockoff level: China That sure was a good laugh.

[@VS666]

the main reason i stopped skating years ago, everyone stopped and got into video games. sucks skating by yourself.

[@christianguillen2886]

Varg Sutton You didn’t want it bad enough

[@ichtozavuzovsky8370]

I'm quitting video games to go skating lol!

[@romella_karmey]

Video games are more profitable. You can game live and earn money.

[@socialismcapitalism3404]

Guys, just imagine, me, a chinese in china, watching a doc talking about story of white badminton or table tennis player. I guess that is the feeling you have.

[@donkeybunz5267]

dont understand what this means

[@SUMFANIUM]

The biggest I saw on this video was a nollie heel, but why is it that the only flip trick he does on flat is a kickflip. Where are the tre flips?frontside flips? It kind of makes me doubt how big his tricks really are.

[@tenebrousabyss]

12:25 New Balance is called "New Bailun," that's fucking hysterical.

[@neilzhao1044]

U nollie heeled a double set, but kickflippin down 2 stairs made u break ur board.. .

[@deathrowsk8team]

What he should do is leave his home country for a while and travel to different parts of the world to skate. He can make connections with other skaters throughout his travels and can influence others to skate at his home country. By doing that, he won't be bored and he can bring back the skate scene that was once lost.

[@drewtap]

This is the perfect style of news segments I've come across. Can't say they aren't bias but a good alternative in ReasonTV. Keep it up!

[@julianabrego5706]

I hope that kickflip was switch. lmao

[@cmclean1954]

Amazing,the pollution is sad,my daughter still skates at 33 but injuries affect work- teaching surfing! Hope you get more sponsors with this video!

[@whiskeypete355]

How does a place that large have no skaters? Makes no sense to me....

[@whoismattli8449]

Because unlike America and other countries, kids in China don’t really have any free times, schools usually starts at around 7:00 in the morning and ends at 6:00, and after that some may have extra tutoring, for the kids in China, skate broading is actually a really unfamiliar sports, i was lucky enough to leaving China (Guangzhou actually, we’re from the same city) after the 6th grade, so for him grow up in China and manage to become pro is actually really impressive, respect for him

[@ichtozavuzovsky8370]

so true tho

[@romella_karmey]

Busy eating fetus soup.

[@tokeninja1996]

The kind of guy to throw his phone after a heated argument.

[@jlow2728]

Vice, least you can do is pronounce Guangzhou properly.

[@jlow2728]

At 0:36, you hear Jian Shen say "Guangzhou" in Cantonese. No one is asking for PERFECT pronunciation in a language unfamiliar to them, but the least Vice can do is get it as close to right as possible. They obviously have correspondents in China who could have helped with this..

[@Leksuttaja149]

Jiyin Low Why the Fuck do you care if an american cant pronounce a weird ass city name

[@alsavini]

I can tell you why I care... I care because not even attempting the j sound of the zh in Guangzhou shows carelessness of the reporting that discredits Vice and its quality. Its actually not that difficult to say if the girl just practiced or if Vice had official policy on working towards trying to say words right. As Vice grows into the media monstrosity it increasingly is seen as, its these characteristics that make me question Vice's commitment to the values I'd like to see in my news stations. BBC has very tight requirements, for example, on attempting pronunciation of places and names in non English, as does CNN reporting staff.

[@Cody-mu5sj]

Andrew L Savini cnn and the BBC are definitely not corporations vice should model itself after

[@metal_brrr_2005]

I believe they are confused. Should they use Mandarin translation of 廣州, or Cantonese?

[@munrokipp128]

Awesome documentary.

[@whanowa]

The first three minutes didn't get me hooked. His origin story was basically the one _every skater_ had. Plus, the tricks shown are good without a doubt, but don't justify the videos title. That being said, I didn't know skating was a thing in China.

[@tdotmiss]

Cringed so hard when she pronounced GuangZhou like that

[@shae2222]

she was trying to say it in cantonese

[@timmogrun8392]

honestly skateboarding is life for him. a man

[@sootiro1530]

Guangzhou looks like a place with many hidden spots to chill

[@jordanthistle2360]

6:22 the feeling only a true skater can understand.

[@spencerlow5367]

13:12 - 13:20 Cameraman's got a grass griptape ??

[@unusualsuspect1262]

ho yeah😆

[@chiefsosa4673]

He should move to la he would love it out there he seems like such a Cali dude

[@mikeuptegrove]

You’d think for a pro, that that Kick flip down the two stair would be like a 100% make every time. His other tricks in the line were harder than a two stair kick flip. 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@enrique4459]

Chinese food is pretty good

[@romella_karmey]

Like fetus soup. And crunchy fried cockroach. Yep lovely.

[@colinburke3165]

Lol in the beginning when she says "VICE Brooklyn," if course!! With that get up you couldn't be anywhere else

[@peterk7012]

Jian Shen is rad. Point blank period.

[@rkmania487]

He couldn't kickflip a little 2stair and he broke his board ?

[@williamtheeldergamer3588]

I agree. This guy sucks! Please check this : kzbin.info/www/bejne/aX-Qn3uOq7iWsNk and he is a real pro, not like this stupid that broke his board just because he don´t land a 2 stair kickflip.

[@jordanchai7313]

Its calling having expectations for yourself. People have different expectations of each other and for one self. I don't even skate all at and if i were to do a kickflip, i'll be astonish but since he's a pro, if he keeps on making mistakes or so he'll naturally get piss.

[@jamesyue1348]

Can anyone enlighten me ? how is he consider the top skater in guang zhou ?

[@chimyshark]

there must not be anymore skaters.

[@mymicrowave]

You may know Maggie as the little girl from finding nemo shaking the fish in the dentist office.

[@BrandonPrive1432]

i don't see a link to watching the full thing? am i blind? anyone? thanks!

[@JokkaCokka]

Whether or not he should have broken his board, good thing he did. Did you see how easily it snapped? That thing is a hazard

[@Summit_majang]

Man I get pissed but I can't afford to break boards. I am skating alone also nobody to skate with either. I might skate for about 30 minutes or an hour, but it is a crazy hot summer.

[@iamthedog9087]

I think just about every skater never quits, not saying its not admirable

[@generalrandomness7869]

can i get a music link for what was played in this video?

[@whatchaout]

Why do they refer to him as Luo Jien Shen if he says his name is Lo Ham San?

[@NIRAJRTRF]

Vice is best documentary channel on KZbin

[@lay6704]

NIRAJ UPADHYAY it used to be

[@SolosSpirit]

no it's not try Science magazine foo"

[@P4PKing]

Leansifer 69.0 Stop trying to write off people off as "russian bots" Vice can be very bias.

[@kev4850]

Rick and Morty it's an amazing channel

[@Stoney-Jacksman]

When its not hosted by that camelnose blonde ho..mostly I kinda dig it.

[@robertwhite4864]

Somebody needs to send this man to America. I can understand how he is the only pro left in that boring looking town.

[@sselfless]

Nobody cares about Maggie from the Vice Office in Brooklyn - just stop.

[@underhorse5367]

So true. I had enough with that stupid intro, nobody cares vice’s stupid employees

[@sselfless]

@@underhorse5367 right? Why do they always come off so I don’t know smug/pompous/arrogant/pretentious/self important ? Oh right. Because they think we care! Well we don’t! Lol

[@zureai]

I think I can become a pro skater in China..

[@supernice_auto]

you can't

[@tmpace9]

Damn you must be right

[@frankliao8109]

No, you can't. If you don't have the skill, you're no good anywhere.

[@sensivo7236]

U can’t and u should check that guys video part. The tricks he did are insane. In China, if u are cocky u can’t survive

[@romella_karmey]

Nope. Get back on watching porn. You delusional.

[@AnTiCs53]

That finger point at 5:22 was fuckin' gangsta lmao

[@ogsxl]

i've never seen a pro fail at kickflipping a 2 stair and then snap their board in anger.. this guy needs a scooter

[@Ichigo4336]

i wanna see this guy on king of the road. Vice make it happen.

[@xSLWRTHNUx]

So he's the best in China and all alone. Got it.

[@ununseptium7961]

He is the McEnroe of Chinese skating.

[@drewie123]

There are evidently more skaters in the city. Feel like he's choosing to skate alone.

[@rainmayhem7043]

he needs to get out of China and get to a skate friendly country

[@BradGryphonn]

Seems to me based on this video that you can skate in any public space in his city. It's the dedicated skate parks that are hard to access. Weird contradiction...

[@dirkdiggler5525]

Brad Griffin probably wouldn't be allowed if there was more then 3 skaters in the whole area

[@rainmayhem7043]

Brad Griffin believe it or not China shits on its people they live a restrictive live over there

[@yungjoemighty879]

Or the industry needs to create more opportunities in peoples' native countries

[@neilzhao1044]

Sry to tell u, that China is actually one one the most skater friendly countries.

[@huereview3697]

thanks video VICE

[@titan-rk6xj]

NICE I LOVE TONNY HALK

[@drinmo3776]

3:45 Track ID plz? Great thx from Guangzhou

[@joshtsao83]

Lou Jansen lol. Ah yes. You have Babe Ruth, Mickey Mantel, and Lou Jansen. hahaha

[@Killahammers]

Blacky!! Good friendddd in GZ!!!

[@quique7764]

@ 7:15 what does him being dark (presumably a reference to his skin) have to do w/ his abilities or lack thereof?

[@calvinsmith9682]

Thought this dude was tight. Made me wanna skate for sure

[@Drknowz]

Proud!

[@cyrusfr]

i kinda feel bad for him, he has no one to skate with. He should come to the US

[@longyanhuang8172]

How to know this guy？

[@ЕржанНасанов]

any content covering skateboarding is pretty sick. I don't know why.

[@thehaloguy117]

Bruh why tf do they need his ID to visit a park

[@somemango9587]

cuz its china.

[@zelloking]

What’? a skating ring with block concrete That’s crazy

[@AozoraUltra2006]

GuangZhou is a province, not a city. GuangDong is a city, GuangXi is a city.

[@chimyshark]

you got it the other way around.

[@AlwaysBeSmart674]

@ 13:19 does that dude really have grass textured grip tape...someone please look at this and let me know

[@wask0]

Man I feel for this guy, to be so talented but not have any one to motivate you.

[@ILoveAnchovies334]

I miss skating...universal love

[@610SAARi]

He got that flow

[@АмиЛаза-г1ю]

"There's always an Asian who is better than you, no matter how much effort you put in what you do"

[@tatebauer]

yea but when it comes to skateboarding asians dont even come close to what americans can do...

[@josephlozano4533]

T8 Brasil...

[@joyjoyoo]

T8 how close minded is that mindset

[@Doobination]

T8 not true yuto horigome is on par with top pros, many others out there too. Not sure why vice chose this guy tho never heard of him...

[@jackdamenace13]

Ами Лаза J.Cole "Love Yourz" reference?

[@yoitsgiook]

Damn it, Vice! I was expecting a midget, but you guys gave me a Mexican Chinese skateboarder instead - with really nice legs.

[@JacobDunn]

Where's Reda

[@-----------g-]

So what was the point of this documentary?

[@akienbaker8613]

Are you blind?????

[@akienbaker8613]

Look at the description

[@enzosw]

Did this nigga just make a lion king reference at 0:36

[@likfrikbik]

China is another world..town that big should have thousands of skaters.

[@sk8frank763]

Respect from China ！牛逼！

[@v7w37]

0:05 "gungzao"

[@owenzandstra4440]

can you get the people in the beginning of the video to say the chinese names correctly shit is killing me

[@Notrocketscience7]

Skateboarding is lifestyle not sport in main

[@chaosisnthere]

dudes calves are insane

[@MrDjcamo29]

As the title says he's just like wee man was in the 90s!

[@invertexyz]

How did he manage to get a video about him? He doesn't even skate as well as most of the good skater kids I knew in middle school.

[@KpopNiDontStop]

Do your friends live all the way out in China in a place where skateboarding is so underground that most skaters are by themselves?

[@delister6940]

go guangzhou!! my hometown :)

[@spartanzero1208]

Look at all the smog

[@chriss7196]

4:19？

[@drustories9857]

I've never been to China… but every time I see video of a house or place in China, I notice that the floors are always covered with inexpensive tiles (as opposed to carpet or wood or concrete)… I'm just wondering why this is? Is it cultural, or more of a money thing.

[@socialismcapitalism3404]

You mean in the street? Or in a room?

[@drustories9857]

Yixuan Jia- I notice tile in houses mostly. Or like in this video, where they all were chilling at spot... drinking and what not, I saw a tile floor.

[@socialismcapitalism3404]

dru Stories hmm, normally at resident rooms ppl use tiles or wood material floor, price from 15dollar per sqr meter up to 1xx dollar. And that bar looks not quite fancy, just a street bar, maybe the boss intent to invest on other things.

[@drustories9857]

Yixuan Jia... but carpeted floors, that's not super common??

[@socialismcapitalism3404]

dru Stories piece of carpet from ikea, but not all over the place. Only some office and hotels use carpet everywhere.

[@ben9161]

thats crazy you can live off skating there and be complete shit on the board

[@meatmangler8215]

Ben

[@bassmasta9117]

I would hang out with him!

[@user-tl1sq3de6z]

lol dat deck with ganja drawing at 1:47

[@jorgebotossi5873]

common man at least you could pay the beer

[@billyc2572]

Some one get this lonely soul to L.A now!

[@murderface1628]

He's not terrible, but really not doing anything that impressive. Shit, the dudes on the revive team out skate this guy, and the only real shredder they have is Johnny Giger

[@ILoveAnchovies334]

haha! knew he was about to focus that board.

[@big3ye378]

I would really like to skate with him

[@MarsLonsen]

"knockoff level: China." XD

[@iggysmallls]

whats the song at 14:00?

[@Dynasystem]

Jesus thats a skate park! That surface can't be safe 😮

[@alsavini]

I'm sure I'm not the only one thinking this, but you should learn to say the words your pronouncing prior to going on-air. Jianshen (gee-en-sh-ehn) or Guangzhou (goo-ang-johw) (just trying to spell out pronunciation) for starters. I get it -- its hard to say Chinese words. But its unacceptable for Vice to not even attempt the 'j' sound of the zh in Guangzhou, so it shows a carelessness that I don't expect from Vice. I don't blame Maggie for this, though... I think editorial management should have pulled and reshot the intro, its on them.